Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

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About Martin Macdonald

Martin has been a passionate football fan since a young age. Initially interested in Scottish and English football, he eventually became a Spanish football expert while compiling match reports and doing live text commentaries on La Liga fixtures, particularly in the era of dominance from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Like every football fan of a certain vintage, he has a soft spot for the glory days of Serie A, too.

In addition to his duties with FootballTransfers, Martin continues to write content for MovieMeter and has conducted cast interviews and attended press screenings of new releases, alongside his writing.

He also works in operations with RealTimes Network so contributes to the business across numerous platforms.

Area of Expertise

Over the course of his 15-year career, Martin developed an expansive skillset and has written thousands upon thousands of articles for a variety of media publishers. These range from interviews, to straight news stories, to features, to lists, to live text commentaries.

Experience in the field

Starting at GOAL and Perform Media before moving to RealTimes, Martin was formerly the Chief Editor of MovieMeter.com and has also written for FightFans, GPFans and MSN, in addition to FootballTransfers.

Editorial approach

While it may have been in the case historically that getting something out before anyone is the most important aspect of journalism, Martin believes in getting the facts right and researching to provide in-depth content to our readers.

Profile last updated: 20 April 2026

Articles from Martin Macdonald

Heung-min Son: ‘Unfair’ to talk about a new Tottenham deal at the moment
  • 19 May 2021

Heung-min Son: ‘Unfair’ to talk about a new Tottenham deal at the moment

Sander Berge will leave Sheffield Utd to play for a Champions League team, says Wilder
  • 19 May 2021

Sander Berge will leave Sheffield Utd to play for a Champions League team, says Wilder

David Alaba officially confirms he will leave Bayern this summer
  • 12 Aug 2021

David Alaba officially confirms he will leave Bayern this summer

Solskjaer: New Man Utd contract has not been discussed at all
  • 19 May 2021

Solskjaer: New Man Utd contract has not been discussed at all

Man Utd must sign Harry Kane, not Erling Haaland, says Merson
  • 19 May 2021

Man Utd must sign Harry Kane, not Erling Haaland, says Merson

Werner is struggling because he is not the ‘undisputed star striker’ at Chelsea  – Nagelsmann
  • 19 May 2021

Werner is struggling because he is not the ‘undisputed star striker’ at Chelsea – Nagelsmann

Conte reveals why he can now trust Christian Eriksen at Inter
  • 19 May 2021

Conte reveals why he can now trust Christian Eriksen at Inter

Does Martin Odegaard want to join Arsenal on a permanent basis?
  • 19 May 2021

Does Martin Odegaard want to join Arsenal on a permanent basis?

Koeman puts PSG feud to one side to ask that players like Neymar be protected
  • 17 May 2021

Koeman puts PSG feud to one side to ask that players like Neymar be protected

Should Real Madrid sign Dani Olmo or trust Martin Odegaard will come good?
  • 19 May 2021

Should Real Madrid sign Dani Olmo or trust Martin Odegaard will come good?

Real Madrid open to Dani Olmo move according to player’s agent
  • 19 May 2021

Real Madrid open to Dani Olmo move according to player’s agent

Chelsea boss Tuchel reveals how close he came to managing Newcastle in 2015
  • 19 May 2021

Chelsea boss Tuchel reveals how close he came to managing Newcastle in 2015

Arsenal slammed by club legend for Odegaard, Willian, and Pepe deals
  • 19 May 2021

Arsenal slammed by club legend for Odegaard, Willian, and Pepe deals

Di Maria defended by PSG boss Pochettino over Messi transfer comments
  • 19 May 2021

Di Maria defended by PSG boss Pochettino over Messi transfer comments

Agent of Jorginho not ruling out a return to Napoli if Sarri is in charge
  • 19 May 2021

Agent of Jorginho not ruling out a return to Napoli if Sarri is in charge

Sevilla demanding €80m for Man City, Man Utd, and PSG transfer target
  • 19 May 2021

Sevilla demanding €80m for Man City, Man Utd, and PSG transfer target

Real Madrid rejected first refusal option on Sevilla star and Man City target Jules Kounde
  • 7 Jun 2021

Real Madrid rejected first refusal option on Sevilla star and Man City target Jules Kounde

Liverpool almost signed £40m winger last summer – what happened?
  • 19 May 2021

Liverpool almost signed £40m winger last summer – what happened?

Tottenham and Juventus both eyeing move for Sampdoria winger Mikkel Damsgaard
  • 19 May 2021

Tottenham and Juventus both eyeing move for Sampdoria winger Mikkel Damsgaard

Milan currently doing ‘everything possible’ to avoid losing Donnarumma and Calhanoglu for free
  • 19 May 2021

Milan currently doing ‘everything possible’ to avoid losing Donnarumma and Calhanoglu for free